Dec 4, 2019 Editor’s note: This story originally ran on Nov. 22. Zack Wheeler agreed to a five-year deal worth $118 million with the Philadelphia Phillies on Dec. 4. The final image we have of Gerrit Cole’s tenure with the Houston Astros was after Game 7 of the World Series, when he was wearing a
Month: December 2019
5:28 PM ET Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — A tropical breeze replaced the raging wind and made golf a lot easier for Patrick Reed, Tiger Woods and just about everyone else Thursday in the Hero World Challenge. Reed took advantage of the back nine at Albany Golf Club for the second straight day. He was
5:18 PM ET The Army football program removed a slogan from merchandise and a team flag earlier this year after administrators were told that the phrase originated with white supremacist gangs. For the past several years, the Black Knights have taken the field for each game flying a pair of banners: the American flag and
5:01 PM ET BRADENTON, Fla. — After the San Francisco 49ers suspended radio color analyst Tim Ryan for a game for saying Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson‘s dark skin helps him disguise a dark football when running fake handoffs in Baltimore’s zone-read-heavy offense, he apologized to players and members of the organization at the team’s hotel
4:41 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said he’d be tempted to enter the NFL draft if he were a top-10 or top-15 pick instead of returning to school for his senior season. “I think that’d be tough to pass up,” he said. “But there’s a lot more to it than that
4:53 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames have a deal for a new downtown arena, a 35-year agreement that keeps the NHL club in the city for that time. The team, the city and the Calgary Stampede rodeo signed an agreement Thursday to replace the 36-year-old Scotiabank Saddledome. The new 19,000-seat
9:57 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La. — Clyde Edwards’ plan was just to go in for a quick handshake and short hug. But as soon as LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire made it to his father along the sideline, he jumped into Edwards and squeezed him with a big hug. “They said you wasn’t no
4:31 PM ET NASSAU, Bahamas — Bubba Watson played with Tiger Woods on Thursday at the Hero World Challenge, an experience he took in stride, in part due to the low-key Bahamian vibe. It can’t be fun to get waxed by seven shots, as Watson did in playing alongside Woods at Albany Golf Club. But
4:12 PM ET Two Nebraska football players who had been suspended from the team in August were found to have violated the school’s sexual misconduct policies and face a 2½-year suspension from the university, according to an investigation report obtained by Outside the Lines. According to a source familiar with the investigation, the two unnamed
3:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Veterans Adrian Peterson, Calais Campbell and Thomas Davis Sr. are among the eight finalists for the NFL’s Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award. The league revealed the finalists Thursday. Along with the Washington running back, Jacksonville defensive end and Los Angeles Chargers linebacker, they include Indianapolis wide receiver T.Y.